Four years too late for me. >_<;. I like my username right now (I managed to snag a Harry Potter username. I'm not changing it, and letting some roleplayer have it who won't even use it), but it kind of bothers me that they waited so long to let us do this. I hated my old SN so much by the time I made this account. For those who don't know, I used to be .
I absolutely hate that username. I still like Sora. I still like chibis. But I don't like the combination. It brings to mind a small, hyperactive person. Which doesn't match me at all. That username doesn't reflect me anymore. I tried to be energetic in high school(when I made the username). Or maybe I actually was back then. I don't know anymore. But when I made this name 4 years ago, I realized that I had a different outlook on things by then than I did when I made my old account, so I migrated to this one. I lost many watchers as a result. .__.;. If they had allowed it years ago, when I needed to change it, I would have done so. Then I wouldn't have lost my watchers.
There is an upside, though. I lost pageviews, and watchers, but did gain this:
I now know that people actually are looking at my art, and it's not only based on the fact it's an image from a popular series. I do have some fanart on here, yes, but I don't have nearly as much of it here as there was on there. I managed to get more pageviews (with the same means of advertising) without much popular series fanart. Or without the aid of a yahoo skin. This makes me happy. ^_^.
Anyway, those of you who hate your SNs, I'm glad for you. . You get to change it. So, if you hate it, do what I couldn't ASAP. XD.
Anyway, sorry for the rant. I just wanted to say something about this new feature. . It's a great new feature, and is far too overdue. I mean, we got the ability to post art without having to be concerned that someone else had the name already, thumbnails, journal previews, and the ability to search (once all premium features) before we got the ability to change names. It's a bit slow, but I'm glad to see it's an option. ^_^
I actually look forward to the new name changes that I see in my notifications. It means that you all can shed an SN that you hate, too, and use one that reflects how you are now without having to change everything. ^_^. I actually hope to see more of them.